Household WiFi Extender.

[Sheddy]

We now use our MU5001 mobile router in the van but also in the house when we are home.
The 5g signal in the house is strongest in one upstairs corner bedroom with a direct line of sight to the nearest provider mast.
I would like to improve/boost the reception from the router to the rest of the house.
Any first hand recommendations for a device that works would be appreciated.

 

[Jabstatt]

I use a TP Link mesh system and it’s fantastic!

Three floor house with old two foot thick walls!

Router is on top floor looking at the mast.

Tony

 

[oldiesontour]

We do the same got a couple of £8/10 repeaters ( can be repeater or hub) off AliExpress work great for us had them 3yrs whole house is voice control

 

[Howard B]

I use TP link Deco M5 in our house, the speeds are only marginally slower than at the router. We have five which covers the whole house, garden & seperate garage, but could probably make do with three to be honest. Our last house was a fair bit larger so needed the full five there.

 

[Broadway]

TP-Link Deco X55(3-pack) AX3000Mbps AI-Driven Whole Home Mesh WiFi 6 System. Works a treat.​

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[tonka]

Def get a mesh system

I have used the Nova system for years but there are many out there..

 

[CV20Bobby]

Another vote for TPLink Deco Mesh , not overly expensive and works very well , we have an old thick stone wall house and only need 3 units to cover house and garden. We disabled the Sky WiFi on the router and plugged main unit into Sky router and linked to the other 2 units via Cat 6 Ethernet that we already had in place but they can link via WiFi with lower speeds .

 

[AndyPK]

Another TP-Link mesh user - excellent units indoors and out in the garden.

 

[donkey]

Another vote for TP Deco mesh. By the way, I found a used set on Facebook marketplace to add to my original three, so worth keeping a look out.

Geoff

 

[IanW18]

Although not mesh, we use an alternative TP Link product: TP-Link RE700X WiFi 6 AX3000Mbps WiFi Extender Booster.
It has worked really well with our Be Fibre router to get through a thick wall and then upstairs.

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[Miggs]

Zyxel access point for me. Wifi signal is stronger than the one from the broadband hub it's connected to.
Need to run ethernet cable to it though.

 

[Lenny HB]

We use TP Link Deco Mesh works brilliantly.

Don't bother with cheap repeaters they are as good as useless, every repeater you pass the signal though loses 50% of your transmission speed.

 

[fishplug]

MESH system every time for me.

In fact I've probably still got my old Netgear Orbi Pro somewhere if they might be of interest.

Pretty much any 'reputable' brand will work

 

[Nigel Crompton]

Another vote TP Link Mesh (other systems are available!) but it is so easy to set-up and manage and works.
The only drawback I've found is the inability to buy individual units (in Spain); I have three and would ideally have four ...

 

[wireman]

Use the same as your main router. I use an Asus mesh on an Asus router. One click on each and it works, so no messing about. You may not need more than one. If they don't do one scan around for a recommended system.

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[fishplug]

With modern MESH systems I wouldn't say that matching your APs (Access Points a.k.a the little WiFi satellite things) to your router is any harder or easier than not doing so

I realised as I was typing that that my last two MESH systems have matched my router but purely by accident.

My current setup is UniFi (UDM Pro + a bunch of APs and a UniFi PoE switch) and is by far the best I've had to date. Probably complete overkill for most people (including me if I'm totally honest, but I bought it for a song...)

My old Netgear kit was really good (the Orbi Pro) and I only swapped them over because I bought the UniFi kit as a job lot as my old company was upgrading a customer site so it was easier to let me have it cheap than to mess about with selling it on eBay.

 

[CAB96]

I think ours is Ubiquiti?

Very happy with them.

 

[quentinsf]

The best thing, if you possibly can, is to have multiple base stations connected by wires, rather than trying to do Wifi in and Wifi out at the same time. However, I appreciate that's the Rolls Royce option and may not be possible for everyone.

 

[wireman]

The best thing, if you possibly can, is to have multiple base stations connected by wires, rather than trying to do Wifi in and Wifi out at the same time. However, I appreciate that's the Rolls-Royce option and may not be possible for everyone.

Maybe it was at some point in the past, but today it's a simple plug and play with most systems. Like I said above I I did it in about 30 seconds to put the gear in place, set up the router and then switch on the mesh. It would possibly be longer if using multiple mesh points, but it should not be odious if using the best gear and not cheapo stuff. Worth every penny. I doubt that cabling out the house would be either to pay for a qualified installer (very expensive; I used to be one BTW) or DIY if you have the means to purchase some kit that makes it a first-time working and also extra money on another kit. The biggest issue is madam who may not like the colour of the wire etc., not to mention the dust and upset, which is expensive for at least cat5e or better. Then the tools to install it, as the cheapo ones, are worse than trying to do without..

In contrast, mesh just needs a power supply if being near enough to work back to the router.

 

[quentinsf]

Maybe it was at some point in the past, but today it's a simple plug and play with most systems.

Haha - yes, I can see it may not be the best option in those circumstances!

I'm still a believer in uncontested switched wiring rather than multiplexing over shared wireless channels whenever possible, but I agree it's less of an issue in a domestic environment especially if you don't have too many close neighbours doing similar things! (I also do my own cabling, so, yes, it would be expensive if you paid someone else to do it.)

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